Author: cerisedeland

Can you fall in love at first sight…twice…with the same man? Lady Fiona Chastain goes to her Aunt’s and Uncle’s May Day Frolic to brighten her dull existence…and distract her from her poor marriage prospects. When her coach breaks down and the man who rescues her is the very one she’s yearned for these past six years, she’s angry with him for his dismissal of her. Still she falls for his easy … easy charm. Then she learns his name and she’s appalled that his family is among her father’s enemies. Dashing, tender Rory Fletcher, the earl of Charlton, is…

At the Countess of Marsden’s house party, she plans to marry off her family and friends. But when the Duke of Harlow strides into her bedroom on Christmas Eve, Gertrude’s ready to continue the charming affair they began last summer. Even though she’s a lady of a certain age. Even though she’s never loved any man other then her dear departed husband! Harlow’s enchanted by Gertrude. He’s done with … with mourning-and he’s ready to laugh again! But he wants more than a few nights with her. When he tells her, what will she say? Can she love him? At…

She’s far above his touch…but has always remained in his heart.Lady Eliza Kent, the only child of the Earl of Leith, is a wild beauty. Since birth, she’s broken nearly every rule. Catching frogs on the banks of the Thames. Riding bareback. Memorizing Shakespeare. Adoring the vicar’s youngest son.Octavian Simms never conformed to his father’s rigid expectations. He loved wrestling, … marksmanship, mathematics, French…and the local earl’s hellion daughter. During the wars, he put his talents to best use and disappeared into France to help his country defeat the tyrant Napoleon.Home now that Napoleon lives in exile in St. Helena…

The Marquess of Tain has always obeyed every social rule. Obeyed his father. Remained faithful to his two departed wives. Been a devoted father. An expert steward of his lands and investments. But this Christmas, he’ll throw convention to the wind. He’ll seize the chance of his lifetime-and invite himself to a house party where he will woo and wed the only woman he has ever loved. No matter the … the cost.Lady Penelope Goddard has always followed every social convention. Married her first husband because her father ordered it. Married her second-and her third-because they were?well?charming. And she had…

She’ll never wed so she catches crooks instead!Belinda Craymore, shamed by her father’s gambling, believes herself unworthy of marrying the one man she’s always loved. While he is off to war, she seeks to improve her family’s reputation and earn a reward for it, too. She’s caught smugglers hauling contraband up the coast. For her sleuthing, she can earn hundreds of pounds¿if and when officials … officials catch the culprits. She hopes they do soon¿before those crooks come after her! Wounded, this war hero wants only two gifts this Christmas. Peace. And the love of his life.Lost on the battlefield,…

Miss Jessica Archer flees Brighton. Now she must stop acting like a cake and solve a riddle:How does she escape the murderer who stalks her if the only safe place she can hide is the London townhouse of the lord who once stole her heart-and gave her up? And must she do it-(she shivers)-as his maid?And what is Viscount Rockingham’s dilemma?Confound it! To save Jess from harm, Charles Reed … Sandys-Hough-said Lord R- must promise to conceal her identity as a renowned chef! Plus he must keep his hands and his heart to himself. Yes, long ago, Charlie loved her…

After becoming the guardian to his friend’s eight-year-old daughter, the Earl of Cartwell hires governess Belle — and becomes completely captivated by her. Winning Waterloo was one thing, but winning her heart is an entirely other matter… A charming and swoon-worthy romance!

She was his ruin. He was her salvation. Ada Hanniford is a spirited American heiress whom Englishmen seek to marry for her millions.Victor Cole is a rich tai-pan with a scandalous past. Claiming Ada for himself, he rescues her from scandal. And destroys his own bright prospects. Can they be happy if few can forget their pasts?

The Countess of Marsden invites you to her house party! Seven nights and days of frolic, gossip, dancing¿and match-making for her three nieces. Sad, isn’t it, that none of the Craymore sisters wishes to wed?Exciting, isn’t it, that three war heroes arrive who know precisely what they want for Christmas? Wonderful, isn’t it, that each might gain the most precious Christmas gift of all?She’s … through with love.Miss Delphine Craymore fell in love once and she’ll never fall again. Actually, she likes men, talking with them, dancing with them-and dreaming of what might have been. Most think she’s a flirt.…

The Countess of Marsden invites you to her house party! Seven nights and days of frolic, dancing and match-making for her three nieces. Sad, isn’t it, that none of the Craymore sisters wishes to wed?Exciting, isn’t it, that three war heroes arrive who know precisely what they want for Christmas? Wonderful, isn’t it, that each might gain the most precious Christmas gift of all?A lady bets her … future.Miss Marjorie Craymore wants to surprise her two sisters with a wonderful gift this Christmas. A house. A home! One they can call their own. After their father gambled away their dowries…